Official Pre-Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield Speculation & Leaks thread

[Sakuraa]

Okay, but that Eevee plush is mega cute tho

 

[Gholume]

I'm pretty sure that the manga barely discusses them. People are making assumptions.

What manga?

 

[Yakup]

There’s been no official word on what the beta Pokémon from that manga were supposed to be, unless I missed something; was it explicitly stated in said manga?

do you now see the Difference and similarities from these two

 

[Icy Wind]

What manga?

View: https://mobile.twitter.com/JamesTurner_42/status/996888188319813633

 

[InfernapeTheWise]

do you now see the Difference and similarities from these two
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Only similarity is the mouth.

 

[Fairy Type Arceus]

B-but tommorrow..

there is no tomorrow. There is only suffering.

 

[Team Gaara]

B-but tommorrow..

We will still be saying tomorrow and it will be the day before E3

 

[Yakup]

Only similarity is the mouth.

yeah thats because crocky was originally meant to be one of the starters for Pokemon gold and silver but later was scraped in favor for totodile

 

[The Great Guardian]

Shit really?46 minutes

Take that with a grain of salt. The official twitter is definitely being silent, but it’s probably nothing.

 

[Gholume]

We will still be saying tomorrow and it will be the day before E3

That was joke. You don't understand the joke?

Of course Direct will be today.

 

[Spinjira]

We will still be saying tomorrow and it will be the day before E3

Nintendo will announce a new Eevee plush line as their big surprise at E3. Eevee will come a posable middle finger.

 

[Yakup]

Take that with a grain of salt. The official twitter is definitely being silent, but it’s probably nothing.

imagine how funny it would be if pokemon announced a new Pokemon direct and later mistakenly releases it the same day

 

[Team Gaara]

That was joke. You don't understand the joke?
.

Yes I got it, LEL~

Nintendo will announce a new Eevee plush line as their big surprise at E3. Eevee will come a posable middle finger.

Would consider purchasing, TBH

 

[The Great Guardian]

imagine how funny it would be if pokemon announced a new Pokemon direct and later mistakenly releases it the same day

Releases the game or the direct the same day?

 

[Yakup]

Releases the game or the direct the same day?

the direct and the game

 

[The Great Guardian]

the direct and the game

I could see them releasing the direct the same day, but I think the game needs a bit more time to polish Just a bit.

 

[Esserise]

Honestly, I just prefer it that way, I always hated in-battle only form changes. I feel like it takes away the feel of a Pokemon in particular. "Dur dur, here's the original form of Groudon but you can only access it through battle so it can't stay like that forever dur dur".

I think I have mixed feelings about it. In-battle changes can make sense - Castform is a good example, Cherrim is inoffensive, and Darmanitan’s is interesting even if not well-executed. I think those kinds of in-battle changes all serve to give those Pokémon some extra character. Meloetta, too, even though I think they could have done a lot more with it (and I love both designs). But as far as things like Mega Evolutions and Primal Reversions go, where it’s pretty much entirely in service of the mechanic instead of the Pokémon’s character (in terms of how they’re implemented - “for any member of this arbitrary group of Pokémon, just use this irradiated stone for a power boost,” rather than “when you’re at 50% HP” or “when the sun is bright”), I am a bit less enthusiastic about them. Although in a general sense, I do like that Game Freak were willing to push their own envelope by experimenting with an idea like Mega Evolution.

 

[PkmnTrainerV]

But as far as things like Mega Evolutions and Primal Reversions go, where it’s pretty much entirely in service of the mechanic instead of the Pokémon’s character (in terms of how they’re implemented - “for any member of this arbitrary group of Pokémon, just use this irradiated stone for a power boost,” rather than “when you’re at 50% HP” or “when the sun is bright”), I am a bit less enthusiastic about them. Although in a general sense, I do like that Game Freak were willing to push their own envelope by experimenting with an idea like Mega Evolution.

Just curious: what do you think about Ash-Greninja?

 

[Poke Dragon]

I think I have mixed feelings about it. In-battle changes can make sense - Castform is a good example, Cherrim is inoffensive, and Darmanitan’s is interesting even if not well-executed. I think those kinds of in-battle changes all serve to give those Pokémon some extra character. Meloetta, too, even though I think they could have done a lot more with it (and I love both designs). But as far as things like Mega Evolutions and Primal Reversions go, where it’s pretty much entirely in service of the mechanic instead of the Pokémon’s character (in terms of how they’re implemented - “for any member of this arbitrary group of Pokémon, just use this irradiated stone for a power boost,” rather than “when you’re at 50% HP” or “when the sun is bright”), I am a bit less enthusiastic about them. Although in a general sense, I do like that Game Freak were willing to push their own envelope by experimenting with an idea like Mega Evolution.

Honestly, if there needs to be some sort of universal form change, it would be better if it were permanent. That's what I liked about Giratina and Kyurem in the first place, it was easier to build a moveset around them because you would exactly know how their stats are. Deoxys is another Pokemon that was able to go about it just fine without needing some temporary form change.

 

[dvor]

View: https://twitter.com/SmashBros_Nin/status/999286151771963392